PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radar Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fratelli D'Italia. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Balboa
vs
Salter

175 cm
20
184 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
173 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Giovanni Balboa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Radar Salter!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa throws a jab but it's blocked by Salter.
Salter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Salter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Balboa's calf.
Salter works over Balboa's head and body with a nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Balboa misses with a wild body shot.
Balboa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A right-left combo lands from Salter.
Salter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Balboa clinches.
Salter is trying to force a seperation but Balboa has the dominant position.
Balboa misses with the head strike.
Balboa trying to control the position but instead, Salter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Balboa into the cage.
Balboa keeps control of Salter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salter is trying to break the clinch but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Salter can't break the clinch.
Salter blocks an uppercut.

Salter breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa slips a jab and a cross from Salter.
A swing and a miss from Balboa.
Balboa throws a right hand that Salter ducks under and follows up with a left that Salter also avoids with ease.
Balboa tries to clinch up.
Balboa moves forwards but Salter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Balboa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Salter finds it's way through Balboa's defenses.
Salter staying out of range there.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Salter catches Balboa right on the button with a cross.
Salter moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body punch from Salter.
Balboa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Salter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Salter throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa loads up on a big right hand but Salter slips the punch.
Salter looks to land a combination. Balboa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Balboa is rocked!
Salter drops Balboa with a huge uppercut! Balboa drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Salter is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Radar Salter! Radar Salter retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Radar Salter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.